Matt Fitzpatrick capped off an extraordinary season with a dominant three‑stroke win at the FedEx Open de France, held at the renowned Le Golf National. The world number four entered the final round holding a comfortable five‑stroke lead and never looked back, posting a steady 70 that included two birdies and a solitary bogey, thereby claiming his 11th DP World Tour title. Finishing the tournament at 20 under par, Fitzpatrick finished well clear of his nearest rival, Spain's Angel Hidalgo, who surged late with three birdies in his last five holes to card a 67 on the day.
Eugenio Chacarra also kept pace, sharing third place five strokes behind the champion. Chacarra's strong performance, highlighted by a series of birdies early in the round, helped him close the gap to the leaders of the Race to Dubai, edging closer to the points totals of Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy.
Fellow competitors Tom Vaillant, Matthieu Pavon and Ryder Cup hopeful Kristoffer Reitan were also tied at 15 under. Before this triumph, Fitzpatrick had already collected three PGA Tour victories this year—the Valspar Championship, the RBC Heritage, and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans—making his win in France his first DP World Tour success since the season‑ending DP World Tour Championship in November. The Englishman’s overnight advantage was briefly threatened when Chacarra, playing ahead, rattled off three birdies in his first four holes and added another from 12 feet on the par‑four sixth.
However, a three‑putt bogey on the eighth was quickly offset by a birdie on the subsequent par‑five, leaving Chacarra just two strokes behind Fitzpatrick after the front nine, where the former US Open champion had played a flawless round of pars. Reitan also made a push, narrowing the gap to three strokes after a blistering 33 on the front nine and a birdie on the par‑five 14th.
Unfortunately for the Norwegian, two bogeys in the next three holes halted his momentum. Chacarra’s challenge unraveled when an errant tee shot on the 13th forced a drop, and his third shot found water, resulting in a double‑bogey after he managed to scramble out of the hazard. Fitzpatrick reclaimed full control when his approach on the 13th landed just short of the green, then rolled in from 20 feet on the 15th, delivering two crucial birdies that lifted him to 21 under and five strokes clear of the field. He parred the 16th and 17th without incident, preserving his lead heading into the final hole.
On the par‑four 18th, Fitzpatrick missed a short up‑and‑down but tapped in for a bogey, sealing the victory. Reflecting on his performance, Fitzpatrick said, "Obviously delighted to get over the line. It was definitely a battle today. I didn’t have my best stuff for the first 12 holes and then managed to find some of my best stuff.
Golf is a game of multiple skills and I used them all in the end this week. Just coming down the stretch there, to get the shots I did and make the putts I did was special." Hidalgo’s runner‑up finish also secured his place in next summer’s Open at St Andrews via the Open Qualifying Series, while Fitzpatrick already holds an exemption.
Vaillant vaulted into a tie for third after holing a 20‑foot birdie on the final hole. Earlier in the tournament, first‑round leader Michael Kim finished tied for seventh alongside Guido Migliozzi and Brandon Stone. Ludvig Åberg climbed into a tie for 11th after posting a five‑under 66 on the final day. The DP World Tour now moves to Scotland for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which will be contested over the historic courses of Carnoustie, Kingsbarns Golf Links and the Old Course at St Andrews, with Robert MacIntyre defending his title.
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